The New York Philharmonic This Week

Thursdays at 10:00 pm

The New York Philharmonic with music director Jaap van Zweden (Photo: Chris Lee)

From Lincoln Center, hear one of the country's most celebrated orchestras.

The New York Philharmonic This Week, hosted by Alec Baldwin, features recent performances and commercial recordings, complimented by interviews with the artists highlights from the NY Phil’s archives. The nationally syndicated program has garnered numerous awards and reaches millions of listeners every year.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s Debut

October 22, 2026, 10:00 pm

This performance from 2021 features cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason's debut performance with the New York Philharmonic at Alice Tully Hall with conductor Simone Young.

“MACABRE MASTERWORKS”

October 29, 2026, 10:00 pm

For this festive program the New York Philharmonic performs a series of haunting pieces with a variety of conductors.

When Great Composers Conduct

November 5, 2026, 10:00 pm

This week’s New York Philharmonic features performances with composers conducting their own works. They are Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith and Richard Rodgers.

Beethovem & Rzewski

November 12, 2026, 10:00 pm

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads stirring performances of Beethoven‘s “Eroica” Symphony as well as the world premiere of the orchestral version of American composer Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated.

Anthony McGill & Alan Gilbert

November 19, 2026, 9:00 pm

Principal clarinetist Anthony McGill performs works by Maurice Ravel, Carl Nielsen and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the orchestra, conducted by Alan Gilbert, who has extensively performed Nielsen’s works.